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 Wildlife of the Mountains
 O Tamaiti
 For Good
 Christmas
 Out of the Blue
 A Song of Good

Synopsis

A girl is murdered and her body dumped in the forest. Nature's Way is a short film that explores the mind of a murderer who thinks he's gotten away with it. In Jane Shearer's haunting Cannes-nominated film the dense native bush acts as witness passing down its judgement on the killer. In the absence of dialogue, Matthew Sunderland's paranoid protagonist, sublime cinematography by award-winning DoP Andrew Commis (Blue Tongue, Beautiful Kate) and an eerie, spare soundtrack by Rachel Shearer evoke the themes of utu at the suburban fringe.

Credits (12)

 Jane Shearer

Jane Shearer
Director, Writer

 Leanne Saunders

Leanne Saunders
Producer

 Steve Ayson

Steve Ayson
Writer

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Comments (1)

 Betsy

Betsy

Posted at 04.39PM - 27.07.2010

I'm scared. Nice work.

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Related Titles (7)

 Christmas

Christmas

Film, 2004 (Full Length, Trailer, and Extras)

Produced by Leanne Saunders, with Matthew Sunderland acting

 Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

Film, 2006 (Trailer and Extras)

also starring Matthew Sunderland

 O Tamaiti

O Tamaiti

Short Film, 1996 (Full Length)

A child's take on an adult's world

 A Song of Good

A Song of Good

Film, 2008 (Trailer)

Another film about crime and guilt

 For Good

For Good

Film, 2003 (Trailer and Excerpts)

Another story about the after affects of crime

 Wildlife of the Mountains

Wildlife of the Mountains

Short Film, 1958 (Full Length)

More of a paradise found take on NZ nature

 Letters about the Weather

Letters about the Weather

Short Film, 1999 (Full Length)

Also starring Matthew Sunderland

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Included in:

 NZ Short Film Collection

NZ Short Film Collection

Curated by Juliette Veber
Added 08 July 2010

 Kiwi Shorts at Cannes

Kiwi Shorts at Cannes

Curated by NZ On Screen Team
Added 13 May 2011

Quotes

With filmmaking you write, sketch it up, collaborate with crew, create sound, finesse pictures, it's a mass of different creative skills 

– Nature's Way director, Jane Shearer

Awards

2007 Paris Cinema International Film Festival
Best Short Film

2006 Cannes Film Festival
Official Selection (Short Film in Competition)

2006 Air New Zealand Screen Awards
Best Short Film
Craft Achievement Award for Cinematography (Andrew Commis)

Festivals include
2007 Hof International Film Festival (Germany), 2007 Short Film Festival in Drama (Greece), 2007 Asiana International Short Film Festival (Korea), 2006 New Zealand International Film Festival, 2006 MIC Homegrown Film Festival (NZ), 2006 BFI London Film Festival, 2006 San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Film Festival (Spain),  Melbourne International Film Festival, 2006 Sao Paulo (Brazil), Rhode Island (United States)